King Luo returned to the state, and the Huiye Mansion returned to normal. Fang Tingshi sighed with emotion and conscientiously devoted himself to the great cause of governing Huazhou, and Jiang Anyi, as an envoy of economic strategy, set his sights on the Western Regions.

On the sixth day of the fourth month, the Shasu State and the Great Qi State launched a surprise attack on the Weiche Kingdom, and the unsuspecting Weiche Kingdom was taken by surprise, and the army of the Weiche State was mostly placed in the north to compete with the Shasu State, and the southern border was empty, and the army led by Yang Siqi took the five cities in one go. In the north, Lang Luo and Park Tianhao divided their troops into two routes, and the main force of 30,000 lieutenants was defeated, killing more than 12,000 prisoners and capturing three cities.

After receiving the news, the old king of Wei Cheguo vomited blood and was bedridden, and he saw that he was alive in a few days. Bo Lian and Mo Wei, who quarreled in the royal court every day, were dumbfounded, and at this time both of them remembered the benefits of their eldest brother, if Caroso was there, he would definitely lead troops to fight back, and the two brothers had a pair of straw bales.

At the critical juncture, Silva spoke on behalf of the ministers, and the two princes who could defeat the enemy army and protect the country of Weiche were regarded by everyone as the new lord of the country of Weiche. Bo Lian thought that he had made a deal with the prime minister of the Great Qi State, and went to the south with secret joy in his heart, Yang Siqi swallowed five county towns in one go, and the expansion was too fierce to help the troops, so he took the opportunity to ask for a million gold and silver and returned a county seat.

Bolian settled down the southern border and returned to the city of Boshi triumphantly. Mo Wei went to the north to gather the remnants of the defeated army, refused to defend the city, and was in a stalemate with the army of Shasu. Lao Wang was already dying, Bo Lian wanted to take the opportunity to take the throne, Mo Wei held more than sixty percent of the army of the lieutenant car country, of course he refused to agree. Seeing that the southern border was safe, Bo Lian mobilized troops and horses everywhere to come to Boshi City, but unexpectedly, the wasp thief Teng Gongli gathered 3,000 horse thieves to take advantage of the situation and seize Taoju City.

Teng Gongli did not loot the city, but proclaimed himself the lord of the city and divided it decently. The horse thieves in the Gobi came one after another. The powerful Mobei Gang and the Black Wind Devil were also excited, and they summoned people to attack the border cities frequently, and for a while, the border cities of the Western Regions countries Rongmi, Daqi, Weiche and even the Huli Kingdom became nervous.

The horse thieves' attention was focused on the west side, which made Zheng Jun build a lot less resistance, and the two brick military villages soon had exterior walls, and the brick barracks were under construction, and the brick houses were much warmer and stronger than tents, and if it weren't for the shortage of water, more troops could have been stationed.

Li Laigao took the officials of the hundred engineering departments to go out early and return late to look for a water source, and finally found an underground water source on the dry river, Li Laigao according to the topography, let people dig a shaft every ten zhang away, use the shaft as an exit, dig an underground culvert, and wait for the shaft and the culvert to be connected and there will be flowing water.

Jiang Anyi was deeply touched after receiving Li Laigao's letter, and with this method, the Gobi is no longer a daunting path in the world. Jiang Anyi, who was full of excitement, wrote down "The natural material is informed, penetrating and deep, and taking measures for all political affairs, which can be called a strange material", and asked the court for Li Laigao and the people of the hundred engineering disciplines, and rewarded 2,000 taels of silver by the Luofu.

Zhang Keji sighed: "The country has opened a science and technology, and there are as many as 300 people in each session and the first, all of whom are people who have read poetry and books, but they are not as useful as a Li Laigao. ”

Jiang Anyi thought of Li Donghong, the sixth in the Li family's handsome imperial examination high school, Shi Chongwei won the love of the Son of Heaven with an article "Changqing Shu" when he ascended the throne, and he was promoted to the secretary Cheng (from the five grades), becoming a new upstart in the court, and the Li family sprouted new sprouts in the old trees in the court, revealing vitality. In contrast, Li Laigao, who went to Huazhou, was only a military officer of the Gongcao Military Department of the Jingluo Mansion and a hundred workers (Zheng Qipinshang), six orders lower than his cousin, and the Li family paid less attention to him.

"The Li family mistakenly treats Zhenyu as gravel", Jiang Anyi shook his head, swallowing the strange Li family decay into his stomach.

Zhang Keji said: "The lord is in the state of Liuhua, the government is harmonious, and he focuses on the Western Regions, if he wants to last for a long time, he needs to make friends with the Anxi Protectorate." The lord has a close relationship with the Baocheng Hou (Guan Pingzhong), and he has no worries for the time being, but once the governor of Anxi is replaced by someone else, it is not a good thing for the lord. ”

Huazhou's strength is divided into three parts, the main combat force is of course the 160,000 troops of the Anxi battalion, the training and equipment are the best, followed by nearly 50,000 soldiers, these people are the old and weak eliminated in the army, the combat power is insufficient but experienced, and it is only strong and not weak compared to the soldiers and horses of the battalion. After the war, Feng Dingzhong was awarded the title of General Mingwei (from the fourth grade), and became the chief of 50,000 troops in Huazhou.

The garrison soldiers were well resettled in Huazhou, and many of them moved their families to Huazhou, thus increasing the population of Huazhou by more than 200,000 people. Feng Dingzhong was cultivated by Jiang Anyi, and it can be said that he obeyed Jiang Anyi's orders, and these 50,000 or so soldiers and horses are Jiang Anyi's confidence.

The third block is 5,000 government soldiers and county regimental training. Huiye Prefecture was originally 3,000 government soldiers, and later promoted from Xiazhou to Zhongzhou, coupled with the continuous war in Huazhou, the military department asked the court to allow Huazhou to recruit 5,000 government soldiers, compared to the inland state soldiers, Huazhou government soldiers after the battlefield, training is also hard, defending the city, defense, patrol can still come in handy.

After Li Donghong's "Please Build a Regiment and Practice Shu" was implemented as approved, the entire Dazheng had an extra 100,000 available soldiers, Huazhou was located in the borderland, the war continued, the people were good at martial arts, and nearly 3,000 people were recruited for regimental training in 53 counties.

These regiments are called by the county government on weekdays, and they are under the command of Sima during the war, Hua Sicheng was promoted from Sima Rong to another driver, so he was born in the army, and he still likes to stay with the soldiers on weekdays, and he is more prestigious than Yao Changfeng, who was born in the literati. Hua Sicheng is a die-hard supporter of Jiang Anyi, and the government soldiers and regimental training can also be used by him.

Zhang Keji said: "The lord intends to pacify the western troubles, but he can't do it without an army that listens to the command. ”

Jiang Anyi frowned, the court would never allow Wenchen to control the military power, he was ordered to pass through the state of Liuhua, nominally to control the military and political affairs in the state, but as soon as the Western Regions coalition army was driven away, the order of the Taiwei Mansion and the Ministry of War arrived, ordering the Anxi Protectorate to be in charge of the large battalion of soldiers and horses, and the Jingluo Mansion could not interfere, and the heart of defense jumped on the paper.

"After the lord arrived in Renhuazhou, the tax increased year by year, and the military expenses also rose, and the military salaries of the soldiers of the Anxi battalion ranked first among the four major battalions, and the lord made great contributions." Zhang Keji said with a smile: "When Governor Yang was in power, these credits could not fall on the lord's head, and now the Marquis is the governor, the lord may wish to make some articles, so that the soldiers know the hard work of the lord." ”

Jiang Anyi smiled, the monthly labor army has become a practice, and the customs clearance silver allocated to the Anxi battalion has also risen from 800,000 taels to 1.2 million taels, which is double the military salary of the soldiers of the Anxi battalion of other large battalions, and ordinary soldiers can also get normal military salaries after deducting the deductions.

"An Yong, Shi and the guards around the lord have entered the Anxi camp, and the lord has a certain strength in the camp, but the lord still needs to work hard." Zhang Keji's words were like thunder in Jiang Anyi's ears, secretly controlling the soldiers and horses of the Anxi battalion, what did Mr. Zhang want to do?

Zhang Keji saw Jiang Anyi's thoughts, and chuckled: "My lord, the new emperor did not comfort him when he ascended the throne, but only asked for silver taels through his ministers, and King Luo couldn't wait to come to Huazhou at the beginning of his vassal, which all showed the court's vigilance against the lord. The heart of harming people is indispensable, the heart of preventing people is indispensable, the lord is now a big family, there are many people like Zhang who are attached to the lord, the lord needs to prepare in advance for the sake of his family, for us, and he can't let people fiddle with it at will. ”

Jiang Anyi was silent, the matter of the perfume shop in Beijing was indeed a big blow to him, the court was able to take away his property and his official position, and there were not a few of his enemies, how could he protect himself at that time, as Mr. Zhang said, it may also involve his family.

This topic has ended, Zhang Keji did not continue to talk deeply, some things are too early if they come naturally. Zhang Keji shook the folding fan in his hand and continued: "In last year's war, more than half of the soldiers and horses in the Anxi battalion were lost, and most of the soldiers recruited later were young and strong in Huazhou. If the lord wants to pacify the Western Regions, there must be an army that only obeys orders, and it is imperative to subdue the generals. Zhang thought that it could be divided into three steps. ”

Jiang Anyi sighed in his heart, Mr. Zhang is really Wang Zuo's material, strategizing and winning thousands of miles, if he was born in troubled times, he should build an immortal career, and he can get his help, it is really a blessing for three lives.

"An Yong and Shi have established their prestige in the army, and the guards around the lord are all athletes in the army, if the soldiers of Huazhou can be brought to their hearts, half of the Anxi camp will be in the hands of the lord." Zhang Keji's eyes shone and looked at Jiang Anyidao.

Jiang Anyi's heart sank, the 80,000 troops of the Anxi battalion, plus 50,000 soldiers and nearly 10,000 soldiers and nearly 10,000 soldiers training, unconsciously the strength in his hands was already amazing, no wonder the court would be afraid of himself, and then remembered what Mr. Zhang said about the chariots, horses and pedestrians and the secret soldiers under Xuchanghua, Jiang Anyi felt panicked in his heart, he only thought about protecting his family, protecting the country and the people, what do he want so many soldiers and horses to do?

Zhang Keji continued: "The establishment of two military villages in the Gobi by the lord is a stroke of genius, which can be attacked and defended, and it is also good for training troops. The soldiers and horses stationed in the Gobi rotate once every six months, so that An Yong and Shi Shi and others work harder, and strive to let them lead the team to go more, and the military salary and supplies will be generously given, and in the Gobi for half a year, those soldiers stationed in the Gobi will naturally be convinced by the main general. ”

"The horse thieves in the Gobi are focusing on attacking the cities of the Western Regions, the lord might as well let the hundred engineers explore more, if you can find a few more mineral deposits, it will be the lord of heaven." Zhang Keji said with a smile. With gold mines and jade mines, Jiang Anyi has no shortage of money in his hands, and he can cope with the court's endowment, and those gathering points on the Gobi are also silver vaults, and when there is a shortage of money, he will go to clear it.

"I think that the marquis of Bao Cheng has no enterprising heart, the lord can have more gold and silver, and promote his cronies in the Anxi camp, if the court mobilizes the generals of the Anxi camp, it may as well transfer those who disagree with the people, and in time, the whole camp will have no other news. At that time, even if the court transfers the Baocheng Marquis and replaces someone else as the commander, it will be difficult to control the Anxi camp. Zhang Keji folded the fan in his hand, full of momentum.